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Recommended models: FIFA World Cup, Replique, Glider, W Cup KO Glide
 
From the 1970 World Cup in Mexico to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Adidas has provided 13 consecutive match balls for the World Cup, and is also a sponsor of world stars such as Messi, Bale and Torres.
 
Adidas is a company that started out as a footwear company, and balls are not its main product. However, with strong design capabilities, supply chain capabilities and expertise in the field of football, the soccer balls produced by adidas have outstanding performance and appearance.
 
At present, Adidas' products are mainly World Cup series products, and the positioning is biased towards the middle and high-end. The FIFA World Cup model is the official official ball of the World Cup, and the three models of Replique, Glider, and W Cup KO Glide are their weakened versions.
 
In terms of exterior design, FIFA World Cup pays tribute to the match ball of the 1970 Mexico World Cup, combining black and white retro colors with fashionable mosaic patterns, which not only improves the aesthetics of football, but also helps to improve the recognition of football operation.
 
FIFA World Cup also features spherical geometric stitching technology to improve the stability and speed of the ball. American physics professor Goff mentioned in his wind tunnel experiment with the FIFA World Cup that the fewer seams in a football, the smoother the ball and the easier it is to make the ball's flight in the air unpredictable. Compared to the 2014 World Cup match ball "Samba Glory", although the FIFA World Cup is also composed of 6 skins, the total length of the seams is 30% longer than that of "Samba Glory", and the flight stability is better.
 
The application of NFC technology has given the FIFA World Cup model a new feature. Fans can get in close contact with the football with NFC chip through smartphones to obtain information such as the contact surface strength, displacement speed, and displacement direction of the football, but because the technology can only passively receive information at a very close distance, and the data obtained is very limited, the practicability is not strong.
 
In general, in addition to the inner liner material, the FIFA World Cup is made of environmentally friendly PU fabrics extracted from sugarcane, the world's most advanced thermal bonding technology, the spherical particle texture that assists in ball control, and the scientific splicing design, which make the FIFA World Cup perfect in terms of performance.
 
Let's take a look at the weakened version of the FIFA World Cup, Replique is an advanced copy of the FIFA World Cup, but the price is 1000 yuan cheaper. In addition to reducing the less practical NFC feature, Replique has also cut back on details, increasing the number of balls and weakening the ball control assist texture. However, Replique still retains the core materials such as the fabrics and bladders of the FIFA World Cup, which is cost-effective and suitable for professional football enthusiasts. The Glider and W Cup KO Glide, on the other hand, are machine-sewn and significantly less waterproof, making them suitable for amateur football enthusiasts.